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// Isuzu D-Max EV charges up for 2026 launch with diesel-beating power
Isuzu is pulling no punches with its first production electric ute, unveiling the battery-powered D-Max EV ahead of a 2026 launch in Europe.
- AutoCar says Isuzu D-Max EV debuts in Europe
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// Chery’s new ute won’t be offered in New Zealand
Chery launched a new double-cab ute called the Himla at Auto Shanghai 2025 to great fanfare, but it won’t be coming to the New Zealand market.
- Stuff Motoring says Are we in line for yet another new Chinese ute?
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// Changing the face of the used car landscape
Eagers Automotive says employees such as Kirstie Harford, who was recently appointed general manager of easyauto123 Manukau City, are overturning old stereotypes and ushering in a new era of customer experience in the car yard.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Aston Martin DBX S – a sharper SUV flagship
Aston Martin has unveiled the DBX S, a new range-topping variant of its luxury SUV that aims to sharpen the dynamic edge of the DBX lineup.
// Chery announces Tiggo SUV models for New Zealand
Chery has confirmed that the Tiggo 4, Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8 and Tiggo 9 SUV models will arrive in New Zealand in the third quarter of 2025.
// AUDI (that’s AUDI, not Audi) launches its first-ever production model
Audi’s China-only brand, AUDI, has revealed its first production model: the ES Sportback, created in partnership with domestic maker SAIC (MG, LDV).
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Toyota And Google’s Waymo May Build An Autonomous Car Platform Together
Waymo needs hardware for its “generalizable driver” system, and now it’s turning to Toyota for help.
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- Ferrari unleashes the 296 Speciale
- Colonial appoints new director
- Mansory-tuned Rolls-Royce Cullinan joins Dubai Police fleet
- New Shelby GT500 in the works?
- GM posts strong Q1 results, but will reassess expectations for 2025 due to auto tariffs
- BMW brilliance: Building the V8-powered 1M coupe that never was
- Slate’s tiny, barebones electric ute doubles as an SUV
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